Many of us have had a difficult journey on the path to understanding ourselves as highly sensitive people. We may have been misunderstood as children, and perhaps even as sensitive adults. We might have been bullied. We might have felt shame in how others treated us in regards to our sensitivities. Whatever the case, the difficult journey to Highly Sensitive (HSP) discovery is often a bumpy one.... Read More
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8 Clues You Were a Highly Sensitive Child
If you were to look back on yourself as a child as though you were a detective, what would you notice? Would you have seen the way you felt misunderstood? Would you have sensed the hole deep inside where you wished you were understood? Many of us did not have the language to describe or the education around the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) trait to notice our sensitivity.... Read More
HSP 101: Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person Trait
means. It might sound like a put-down, or maybe something you overheard a parent say about you to someone else. Whichever way you cut it, being called sensitive has almost always been a bad thing. That is, until Dr. Elaine Aron began to study what she named, “the Highly Sensitive Person trait.”... Read More
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Get as a Highly Sensitive Child
Looking back at your childhood without knowing you were a Highly Sensitive Child (HSC), you probably didn't get exactly what you needed from your parents, your teachers, or your friends. Dr. Elaine Aron's book, The Highly Sensitive Child, released in 2002, nearly 20 years ago, and is the defacto manual for better understanding the segment of kids.... Read More
The Growth Guided Journal for Meaningful Self-Care
Imagine a peaceful evening spent reflecting on your personal growth, pen poised over a journal that promises to unlock deeper, meaningful self-care. That's the kind of experience the Growth Guided Journal aims to provide. Carefully designed with therapeutic prompts, this journal is a tool crafted to guide you through healing and clarity one page at a time.... Read More
Sensitive Feelings Illuminated in Book, “Permission to Feel”
Many highly sensitive people wrestle with their sensitive feelings on a daily, if not hourly, basis. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by your emotions or struggled to understand them, you're not alone. "Permission to Feel" by Marc Brackett is a warm and insightful book that invites you to embrace your emotional life.... Read More